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Household of John McDonald (born 1842)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

John McDonald and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McDonald, born in 1842 in , consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Bridget McDonald, born in 1845 in Ireland. They had 6 children; Ann (born 1867 in Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland), Catherine (born 1872 in England), Patrick (born 1874 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Bridget (born 1876 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), John (born 1878 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and Thomas (born 1880 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).


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John McDonald's household

Male

John

McDonald

Head
Female

Bridget

McDonald

Wife
Female

Ann

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Catherine

McDonald

Daughter
Male

Patrick

McDonald

Son
Female

Bridget

McDonald

Daughter
Male

John

McDonald

Son
Male

Thomas

McDonald

Son
First name(s) John
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Ireland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McDonald

Head

Married

39

1842

Ireland

Bridget

McDonald

Wife

Married

36

1845

Ireland

Ann

McDonald

Daughter

-

14

1867

Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland

Catherine

McDonald

Daughter

-

9

1872

England

Patrick

McDonald

Son

-

7

1874

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Bridget

McDonald

Daughter

-

5

1876

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

John

McDonald

Son

-

3

1878

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Thomas

McDonald

Son

-

1

1880

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

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